Mikami is a dignified pharmaceutical company president, but he harbors a secret: he enjoys engaging in "baby play" with his wife, Etsuko. Numakura, who has been entrusted with the top-secret task of developing a new drug at the president's home, spies on these intimate moments; he is secretly in love with Etsuko. Meanwhile, Numakura’s assistant, Ami, harbors feelings for him. One day, Numakura discovers that Etsuko is plotting to kill her husband. Aware that he had been spying on the bedroom all along, Etsuko seduces Numakura and draws him into the scheme, but...
One of the reasons I love watching movies is that, much like books, they serve as windows into other times and different places. Productions from around the world offer valuable insights into the history and culture of their respective countries. And just like literature, cinema can help us understand the present by showing us the past.
This film manages to be simultaneously topical and timeless. Without being preachy, it highlights society’s flawed relationship with tech; insights into the complex ideas of family struggle are expertly dispersed among a perfectly paced and balanced story.
Some people’s first introduction to Mira Nair might be as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mom. But with her insightful direction of 1991’s Mississippi Masala, Nair shows how much she deserves to be known as an artist. Delivering a nuanced portrait of a romance between a Black man and an Indian woman living in the South, Nair explores the complications each character faces, giving both equal weight.
A best friend that will stick with you to the end, on a group trip from hell, is someone to die for.
Marvel’s animated show What If...? ended last week, so let’s go back and look at all of the different universes shown and rank each episode from worst to best!
